Acom International
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The Acom International was a golf
tournament on the Japan Golf Tour
from 1990 to 2006. From 1990 to 1998, it was played with a Modified Stableford
format similar to The International
on the U.S. PGA Tour
. Beginning in 1999, it was played at a standard stroke play
format. The purse for the 2006 event was ¥
120,000,000, with ¥24,000,000 going to the winner.
Acom P.T.
Acom Team Championship – unofficial event
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...
from 1990 to 2006. From 1990 to 1998, it was played with a Modified Stableford
Stableford
Stableford is a scoring system used in the sport of golf. Rather than counting the total number of strokes taken, as in stroke play, it involves scoring points based on the number of strokes taken at each hole...
format similar to The International
The International (golf)
The International was a professional golf tournament played from 1986 to 2006 at the Castle Pines Golf Club at Castle Pines Village in Castle Rock, Colorado. It had the distinction of being one of two PGA Tour events not conducted at traditional stroke play, the only other exception is the match...
on the U.S. PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
. Beginning in 1999, it was played at a standard stroke play
Stroke play
Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf. It involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a given round, or series of rounds...
format. The purse for the 2006 event was ¥
Japanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...
120,000,000, with ¥24,000,000 going to the winner.
Tournament hosts
- 1999-2006 Ishioka Golf Club in IbarakiIbaraki, Ibarakiis a town located in Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki, Japan.The town was set to merge with Mito, Ibaraki on December 8, 2007, but following the election of a new mayor in April 2007, these plans were abandoned....
- 1993-1998 Seve Ballesteros Golf Club in FukushimaFukushima, Fukushimais the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture in the Tōhoku Region of Japan. As of May 2011 the city has an estimated population of 290,064 and an area of 746.43 km².It lies about 250 km north of Tokyo and 80 km south of Sendai.-History:...
- 1992 Japan Classic Country Club in MieMieMie may refer to:* KMIE, the ICAO code for the Delaware County Airport near Muncie, Indiana* Mie Prefecture, Japan* Mie District, Mie, a district of Japan* Mie, Ōita, a town of Japan* Mie University, a university in Tsu, Mie, Japan...
- 1991 Narita Springs Country Club in ChibaChiba Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
- 1990 Japan Classic Country Club in MieMieMie may refer to:* KMIE, the ICAO code for the Delaware County Airport near Muncie, Indiana* Mie Prefecture, Japan* Mie District, Mie, a district of Japan* Mie, Ōita, a town of Japan* Mie University, a university in Tsu, Mie, Japan...
Winners
Acom International- 2006 Mamo OsanaiMamo Osanaiis a Japanese professional golfer.Osanai plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won four times between 1998 and 2010.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1998 Suntory Open*1999 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup*2006 Acom International...
- 2005 David SmailDavid Smail (golfer)David Smail is a professional golfer from New Zealand.He was born in and resides in Hamilton, New Zealand. He won the New Zealand Open in 2001. He has won five titles on the Japan Golf Tour and has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings...
- 2004 Toru SuzukiToru Suzukiis a Japanese professional golfer, currently playing on the Japan Golf Tour.Suzuki was born in Gifu Prefecture. He turned professional in 1990.Suzuki won his first event on the Japan Golf Tour in 1993, and would win consistently between then and 2004....
- 2003 Masahiro KuramotoMasahiro Kuramotois a Japanese professional golfer.Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima. He turned professional in 1981. He has won 30 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking fifth on the career list. He ranks seventh on the career money list with earnings of just over 1 billion ¥....
- 2002 Toru TaniguchiToru Taniguchiis a Japanese professional golfer.Taniguchi was born in Nara. He has won 17 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour , topped the money list in 2002 and 2007, and is fifth on the career money list...
- 2001 Kazuhiko HosokawaKazuhiko HosokawaKazuhiko Hosokawa is a Japanese professional golfer.Hosokawa has won eight tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*1995 Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta...
- 2000 Toru TaniguchiToru Taniguchiis a Japanese professional golfer.Taniguchi was born in Nara. He has won 17 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour , topped the money list in 2002 and 2007, and is fifth on the career money list...
- 1999 Hidemichi TanakaHidemichi Tanakais a Japanese professional golfer.Tanaka was born in Hiroshima. He turned professional in 1991, joined the Japan Golf Tour in 1995 and played mainly on that tour until 2001...
- 1998 Kaname YokooKaname YokooKaname Yokoo is a Japanese professional golfer.Yokoo was born in Tokyo. He plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour and has five wins there. He played on the PGA Tour from 2001 to 2003 with his best finish a T-2 at the 2002 Phoenix Open....
- 1997 Kazuo KanayamaKazuo KanayamaKazuo Kanayama is a Japanese professional golfer.Kanayama played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning once.-External links:...
- 1996 Kazuhiko HosokawaKazuhiko HosokawaKazuhiko Hosokawa is a Japanese professional golfer.Hosokawa has won eight tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*1995 Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta...
- 1995 Katsunori KuwabaraKatsunori KuwabaraKatsunori Kuwabara is a Japanese professional golfer.Kuwabara plays on the Japan Golf Tour and has won twice.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1995 Acom International*1998 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup-External links:...
- 1994 Naomichi OzakiNaomichi Ozaki) is a Japanese professional golfer.Ozaki was born in Tokushima. He turned professional in 1977 and won 32 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour between 1984 and 2005. He ranks fourth on the list of most Japan Golf Tour wins. He topped the money list in 1991 and 1999...
- 1993 Todd HamiltonTodd HamiltonWilliam Todd Hamilton is an American professional golfer.Hamilton was born in the small west-central Illinois city of Galesburg. He grew up in an even smaller Henderson County town on the Mississippi called Oquawka. He attended Union High School in Biggsville, Illinois and played golf regularly on...
- 1992 Hisao Inoue
- 1991 Masahiro KuramotoMasahiro Kuramotois a Japanese professional golfer.Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima. He turned professional in 1981. He has won 30 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking fifth on the career list. He ranks seventh on the career money list with earnings of just over 1 billion ¥....
Acom P.T.
- 1990 Bob GilderBob GilderRobert Bryan Gilder is an American professional golfer. He won six tournaments in his PGA Tour career and currently plays on the Champions Tour where he has ten wins.-Biography:...
Acom Team Championship – unofficial event
- 1989 Toshiaki Sudo and Kinya Aoyagi
- 1988 Bob GilderBob GilderRobert Bryan Gilder is an American professional golfer. He won six tournaments in his PGA Tour career and currently plays on the Champions Tour where he has ten wins.-Biography:...
and Doug Tewell - 1987 Tomohiro MaruyamaTomohiro MaruyamaTomohiro Maruyama is a Japanese professional golfer.Maruyama played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning three times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1988 Kanto Pro Championship*1993 Daikyo Open*1995 NST Niigata Open Golf Championship...
and Nobuo SerizawaNobuo Serizawais a Japanese professional golfer.Serizawa played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning five times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1987 Nikkei Cup*1989 Daikyo Open*1993 Imperial Open*1996 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup*2000 Token Corporation Cup-See also:... - 1986 Hajime MeshiaiHajime Meshiaiis a Japanese professional golfer.Meshiai was born in Chiba. He turned professional in 1978. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and led the money list in 1993...
and Satoshi HigashiSatoshi HigashiSatoshi Higashi is a Japanese professional golfer.Higashi has won seven tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings... - 1985 Brian JonesBrian Jones (golfer)Brian Jones is an Australian professional golfer.Jones was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1971. He played on the throughout Asia and Australasia including on the Japan Golf Tour. He won the Indian Open three times, five times in Australasia, and twelve times in Japan...
and Mike Ferguson - 1984 Kosaku ShimadaKosaku ShimadaKosaku Shimada is a Japanese professional golfer.Shimada played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning nine times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1973 Kansai Pro Championship*1974 Kansai Pro Championship, Tokai Classic*1976 Japan Open...
and Isao Isozaki - 1983 Lu Liang-HuanLu Liang-HuanLu Liang-Huan , or "Mr. Lu" as he came to be known to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1979.Lu was born in Taipei...
and Lu Hsi-chuenLu Hsi-chuenLu Hsi-chuen is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Lu won several national opens throughout southeast Asia. Lu also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.Lu is a golf instructor at Sunrise Golf Academy in Yangmei, Taiwan.-Japan Golf Tour wins:...
External links
- Coverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site - in English